If commissioner Jim Delany could actually figure out a way to get a school from the Los Angeles market to fit into the conference, he'd probably do it. Instead, the league officially announced two new bowl agreements Monday that expanded the Big Ten's bowl presence in California from one to three

So while some familiar destinations will remain, there should be enough variety among the mid-tier bowls that finishing fourth or fifth in the Big Ten might be pretty cool. Hmm, New York, San Diego, Nashville or San Francisco for the holidays?

Compare that to the recent past, like 2011, when Ohio State landed in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville.

2014 Bowl Lineup

Top team(s) Playoff/Rose Bowl (Pasadena)

Top tier

Capital One Bowl (Orlando)

Outback Bowl (Tampa)

Holiday Bowl (San Diego)

Middle tier

Pinstripe Bowl (New York)

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (San Francisco area)

Music City Bowl (Nashville)/Gator Bowl (Jacksonville)

Bottom tier

Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas)/ Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth)

Unnamed bowl in Detroit

Delany on a conference call Monday said he hopes to announce the rest of the bowl lineup soon. ESPN.com reported the potential Detroit bowl previously, and Delany said that was in the right area, with the league wanting a bowl in the Midwest.

The Big Ten also has an agreement within the the playoff structure with the Orange Bowl, though it only guarantees three Big Ten appearances over a 12-year period.

Delany also explained in the conference call that the Capital One, Outback and Holiday Bowls should occupy the first group in a tiered system of bowls, with the Pinstripe and Kraft Fight Hunger Bowls in the middle. The rest isn't settled yet, but we tried our best. ESPN.com reported the possible sharing of a slot by the Armed Forces Bowl and Heart of Dallas Bowl, as well as the Gator Bowl and Music City Bowl rotating a spot for Big Ten teams from year-to-year.

2011 Bowl Lineup

Top team(s) BCS/Rose Bowl (Pasadena)

2. Capital One Bowl (Orlando)

3. Outback Bowl (Tampa)

4. Insight Bowl (Phoenix area)

5. Gator Bowl (Jacksonville)

6. Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (Houston)

7. TicketCity Bowl (Dallas, now Heart of Dallas Bowl)

8. Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (Detroit)

Part of the agreements with the Holiday Bowl and Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl focus on not sending the same teams to the same bowls all the time. Previously, the bowls made picks in order, based on certain parameters. Now, the Big Ten will have a greater say in the selections.

In fact, the whole idea of a selection order basically is gone. It will be more about the league working with bowls to create interesting, balanced matchups and to ensure a variety of trips for teams over time.

No Big Ten team will play in the Holiday Bowl more than twice during the six-year agreement that will run from the 2014 season through 2019 season. And the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl will feature at least five different teams during its six-year deal through 2019.

The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl opponent will be the No. 4 pick from the Pac-12, while the Holiday Bowl opponent will be the No. 2 team from the Pac-12.

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